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NFL Team Reports: All eyes turn to Week 7

SN's correspondents put the focus on the games of October, in which the NFL trots out its new regulations on hits to the head.

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With three games in the books, a look at each team in the NFC:

DALLAS COWBOYS

One of the best moves the Cowboys made this offseason was signing veteran backup G Montrae Holland to a two-year deal worth as much as $5 million. It protected the team in case starter Kyle Kosier got hurt this year or left next year as a free agent. Kosier sustained another knee injury at Houston, when a player rolled up on his leg from behind, and a MRI on Monday revealed a sprained MCL. The same injury forced him to miss about a month, including the season opener. The injury probably will keep him out 2-4 weeks. ... TE Jason Witten also sustained a sprained MCL on Sunday, but the coaches say there’s a good chance he’ll play against Tennessee after the bye, in part, because he played the entire second half at Houston with the injury. Plus, Witten is a quick healer and a tough guy who plays through pain. The depth already is thin because third-string TE John Phillips sustained a season-ending knee injury in preseason. The Cowboys added Scott Chandler to their active roster last week to give them three tight ends on the roster. If Witten can’t play Oct. 10, Martellus Bennett would have a much larger role in the offense. Bennett caught seven passes two weeks ago against Chicago. — Jean-Jacques Taylor